Tony C. Budet

Advisory Council

President & CEO, University Federal Credit Union

 

 

 

Tony C. Budet has served for 16 years as President and Chief
Executive Officer of University Federal Credit Union (UFCU),
Austin, Texas, a $2 billion, not-for-profit, financial cooperative
serving 200,000 members. He is a seasoned executive, strategist,
and innovator who, during his 31-year tenure with UFCU has held
several executive-level roles, including Chief Financial Officer, and has successfully guided the organization through a variety of regulatory, economic, and competitive conditions.

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In partnership with his board, Tony has positioned himself and UFCU’s 600 employees to focus externally, utilizing the cooperative’s financial, human, and physical resources as conduits through which to reach into and transform communities served. His “relationships are all there is” approach to leadership has garnered the credit union considerable influence in local business and legislative circles while producing growth multiple times that of other credit unions.

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Tony serves as the 2015 Chairman-Elect of the Austin Chamber of Commerce, was recognized as the 2015 Credit Union National Association’s Buck Levins Political Activist award winner, and was designated the Credit Union Executive Society’s 2014 Outstanding Chief Executive. He earned a BA in Economics from The University of Texas at Austin, and is active in leadership of the Credit Union National Association, CUNA Strategic Services, Inc., and Opportunity Austin. He also helps lead a variety of community organizations, including the Greater Austin Crime Commission, Mission: Possible!, and Development Councils for the University of Texas System Chancellor, University of Texas Libraries, Concordia University, and Dell Seton Medical Center.

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Tony and his wife Nancy have two adult daughters, two grandchildren, and are active members of Austin Ridge Bible Church.